see a wolf

verb

To lose one's voice.

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Meanings

verbsee a wolf (third-person singular simple present sees a wolf, present participle seeing a wolf, simple past saw a wolf, past participle seen a wolf)

present singular third person sees a wolf · participle present seeing a wolf · past saw a wolf · participle past seen a wolf

  1. To lose one's voice.

Origin

In allusion to an old superstition.

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APA

see a wolf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20a%20wolf

MLA

“see a wolf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20a%20wolf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “see a wolf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20a%20wolf.

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